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I did not know JRR Tolkien read Dune - and disliked it with intensity

Eruonen
Half-elven

Apr 2 2020, 6:01pm

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Morthoron
Gondor

Apr 4 2020, 9:01pm

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And the jarringly unnecessary sandworms imported from Arrakis.

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CMackintosh
Rivendell

May 27 2020, 9:52am

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They elicited a groan from me when they appeared. It must have been quite loud.

As far as the reason for his dislike, I suspect it was the "Superman" aspects of Paul MuadDib Atreides. Besides Leto - a woman's name in the Greek legendarium/mythology - being assigned to a man ... Tolkien did know his Greek mythology after all.

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